The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-11-12
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the last words.
81 have done nothing dlshonorable," the
young man answered slowly. 81 love Pearl:
without her lite is nothing to me. Mrs.
Gray, be mcrciful! Give me my darling
| will work for her, slave for"
"Anl staryc her'-breaking across his
words. "She could not face poverty, and
neither could |. I will tell you the truth.
We have lived beyond smir income beyond
our means. ruin stares us in the face. and
my only hone is in Pearls marriage with
Allan Fcldyce.n
And lac is q scoundrelr'
Another manly trait 10 dislarage
successful rival"
"lIc Is not successful rival. Had she
chosen him of her own free will, would
acknowledge him as such, and bear it as a
man, but you and he have combined 10 lead
my darling irto loveess marriage, through
the sensitive tenderness Of her nature and
the fatal promise given her father, You
do not speak truly when you say you are
ruined. You could not touch one cent of
Pearls money saye the income"
The woman laughed scornfully
"You are well posted, ,as fortune hunter
should 5'.''
His face flushed hotly.
81 am no fortune-hunter," he replied
haughtily, ''for | know il Pearl married
without Your consent, il reverts to you; but
God knows, could | give my darling the
luxuries she has been born to- would ask
her TO give up her Inheritance and come to
me penniless. | cannot understand you,
but my belief is this-that your first inten-
tions were that should marry her against
your will--without your consent. This was
before Allan Fordyce appeared on the scene.
There is some reason why you give her
willingly to Allan Fordyce.r
A terrible whitcncss ovcrspread Eunicc
Gray's face; a sudden fear shot into her
eyes, and she made sudden step forward.
"What do YOU mean?" she almost gasped.
| He looked at her in surprise.
zone thing mean is this; | will not see
my darling sacrificed to you or him if | can
prevent it,
The look of fear had faded from Eunice
Gray's eyes, and she laughed mockinglY.
"Forewarncd is half armed. So good
bye" she said
Cary looked after her.
'It seems impossible that my fair, sweet
love is the child of that woman," he said.
After leaving Caryl, Mrs. Gray walked
| rapidly on till she came suddenly face to
! face with
Allan Fordyce.
She stopped, her face growing strangely
white.
! ''You will have to be more careful of my
future wife," he said, ''for swear if lose
her will let the world know that saw
| Charles Gray's wife before she came here,
after his death, to claim his wealth."
| lie was handsome man, this Allan For
| dyce, despite the marks of dissipation so
plainly visible on his face-a face that was
hardly a bad one after all.
"You will not lose her." the woman said.
81 would be sorry to see you heartbroken."
''You may sneer and mock as you like,
the man said, "but love her madly. | am
far from good man. When / wish for
anything generally manage to possess IL,
and Pearl Gray must be my wife. You will
remember this, Mrs. Gray"
81 will remember" she answered coldly.
Next day Caryl Denver paced to and fro,
and haunted all the favorite hooks of Pear
hour after hour, but in vain, and next day
he heard that Mrs. and Miss Gray had gone
abroad, ,and that in few weeks Miss Gray,
afiianced would join them, and their mar.
riage be celebrated abroad.
'Mammal mammal spare me! cannot
marry this man." and Pearl Gray sank on
her knees at her mothers side.
In vain her prayers, in vain her pleading
and pale and hopeless grew the fair young
face as The weddng-day drew near.
Away from home and friends she felt II
useless to fight fate, and so drifted on tC
her doom,
With passionate despair her thoughts
few to Caryl Denver and he Well, wha
does any man suffer who loves a woman
and knows he has lost her.
And then in the midst of all his passion
y and pain, was il fate or merely chance tina
= = threw the beacon light of hope across hi
- way, when standing beside the couch Of
j., charity. patient, friendless young widow
for such he believed her, he heard the nam
y of Allan Fordyce was ii fate that made tn
delrious woman place miniature in hi
y hand, and ask him 10 try aud find the hus
band who deserted her
i 81 am his wife," she said, gleam 0
= reason lightning her eyes, 81 have all tn
. proofs of my marriage, You will help m
to find him?"
All, heavens after that how he watche
beside that couch, praying as man seldor
prays for the life that seemed ebbing away
" for the reason that seemed tottering on Il
throne.
~ Away in sunny England Pearl Gray
: wedding-day drew-drew near and dawne
" at last, and white as the shimmering rot
;. she wore, the unhappy girl ktood at ALA
Fordyce's side.
Some strange apathy had fallen oyer hel
She moved as one in dream.
"If any one know lawful reason VIII
these two should"
: Straight across his words, cutting the
. perhaps unintentional'y, came an unexpec
ed answer.
"a cause exists which will prevent u
~ marriage"
~ Had mine exploded at THEN feet the a
J.. tonishment could not be greater, as slow
;, up the aisle came Caryl Denver, delica
woman leaning on his arm,
=. AS the woman's eyes fell upon Allan FC
~ dyce, she sprung forward.